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Reservoir VIC 3073

30,249 addresses · 442 streets

Cooper Electorate › Darebin LGA › Reservoir · 12 km from Melbourne

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Living Here

Reservoir is one of Melbourne's largest established suburbs, in the northern middle ring. With a median age of 38 and households averaging 2.4 people, it mixes long-time residents with younger families and renters. Median household income is $1,541 a week and rent about $360.

Reservoir is a suburb of Victoria, home to about 51,096 people, with a median age of 38. The typical household earns around $1,541 a week, with median rent near $360 a week. Most homes are houses. About 61% of households own their home and 37% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Italian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area. The median house sells for about $905,000.

51,096Population
38Median age
$1,541Median household income / wk
$360Median rent / wk
2.4Avg household

Over time — Census 2001 → 2021

Dashed line: district figures for the Reservoir - East statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Reservoir itself.

Getting Around & Local Services

Getting around. Train station: Reservoir, 450 m south-west · Tram stop: Stop 55: Albert Street, 1.7 km south-east · Bus interchange: Northland Shopping Centre, 3.3 km south-east · Airport: Essendon Fields Airport, 9.8 km west.

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Sport & Recreation

19 facilities recorded in Reservoir, the first 10 below.

Socio-economic Standing

🙂Above average · 6/10
Economic resources2/10
Education & jobs7/10

Median Sale Prices

$905,000House · 2024
$630,000Unit · 2024

Tree cover

🌳 Tree canopy: 4.2% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Where the trees are in Reservoir

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.

Tree cover measures, Reservoir VIC
Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 20204.2%
Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 202114.1%

Demographics

Unemployment 5.9% · Labour-force participation 60.1%

Population by age in Reservoir
Population by age, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
0-43,105
5-144,857
15-192,096
20-243,132
25-349,460
35-448,024
45-546,424
55-645,178
65-744,003
75-843,075
85+1,753
Dwelling types in Reservoir
Dwelling types, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
House12,804
Townhouse6,582
Apartment786
Other73
Households by weekly income in Reservoir
Households by weekly income, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
<$6503,901
$650-1,4995,421
$1,500-2,9996,127
$3,000+3,601
Top ancestries in Reservoir
Top ancestries, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
English9,785
Australian9,521
Italian9,475
Other8,423
Irish3,877
Greek3,851
Housing tenure in Reservoir
Housing tenure, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Owned6,267
Mortgage5,885
Rented7,383
Other325
Cars per household in Reservoir
Cars per household, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
02,243
18,984
26,182
31,621
4+852
Commute to work in Reservoir
Commute to work, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Car11,884
Train860
Bus216
Tram/ferry157
Walked208
Bicycle238
Home6,761
Top countries of birth in Reservoir
Top countries of birth, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italy2,812
India1,873
China1,566
Greece1,237
Vietnam999
Nepal690
Languages used at home in Reservoir
Languages used at home, Reservoir VIC (ABS Census 2021)
Italian4,145
Greek2,614
Arabic2,098
Mandarin1,815
Vietnamese1,244
Macedonian812

Birds & Wildlife Nearby

271,078 bird observations recorded near Reservoir — most often seen:

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